Autographs of Ruby Keeler
Ethel Ruby Keeler (August 25, 1909 – February 28, 1993) was a Canadian and American actress, dancer, and singer who was paired on-screen with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Bros., particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to actor and singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s, but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway starring in the revival of the 1920s musical No, No, Nanette in 1971.
Keeler was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1909 (though Ruby claimed she was born in 1910) to Ralph Hector and Nellie (née Lahey) Keeler, one of six siblings in an Irish Catholic family. Two sisters, Helen and Gertrude, had brief performing careers. Her father was a truck driver. When Ruby was three years old, her family moved to New York City, where her father could get better pay. Although Keeler was interested in taking dance lessons, the family could not afford to send her.
Keeler attended St. Catherine of Siena on New York's East Side, and one period each week, a dance teacher taught all styles of dance. The teacher saw potential in Keeler and spoke to her mother about Ruby taking lessons at her studio. Though her mother declined, apologizing for the lack of money, the teacher wanted to work with her so badly that she asked her mother if she would bring her to class lessons on Saturdays, and she agreed.
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Traded items with a signature of Ruby Keeler
The most expensive item with a signature of Ruby Keeler (Ruby KEELER Signed Autographed 10X8 Photo Card American Singer Actress + COA) was sold in December 2025 for £104.67 while the cheapest item (RUBY KEELER - POPULAR BRITISH ACTRESS - SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ALBUM PAGE) found a new owner for £1.00 in March 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2012 with an average selling price of £19.99 for an autographed item of Ruby Keeler. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £104.67 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £4.99 was March 2020. In average, an autographed item from Ruby Keeler is worth £19.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ruby Keeler were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | RUBY KEELER '42nd STREET 1933' HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO | £43.00 |  |
| RUBY KEELER (1909-1996) Signed 1930s 5 x 7 Fan Photo Dancer Actress Autograph | £7.50 | |
| RUBY KEELER (42nd Street/Dames) Hand-signed 1930s vintage 7” x 5” portrait | £24.99 | |
| RUBY KEELER (42nd Street/Dames) Hand-signed album page | £14.99 | |
| RUBY KEELER (Mrs. Al Jolson) signed card ...canadian actress ...42nd Street | £17.50 | |
| RUBY KEELER 8 x 10 PHOTO & ORIGINAL SIGNED CARD | £14.99 | |
| Ruby KEELER Signed Autographed 10X8 Photo Card American Singer Actress + COA | £104.67 | |
| Ruby Keeler singer dancer actress signed autograph photo 5x7 | £27.00 | |
| Ruby Keeler vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £21.00 | |
| RUBY KEELER x 2 HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 CLIPPED PAGE | £21.00 | |
| Ruby Keeler\t 10x8\t inch signed & inscribed photograph to “ Jack “ | £29.99 | |
| Signed 7 x 5 Studio Photo 1930's Hollywood Actress Ruby Keeler (42nd Street) | £19.99 | |
| Signed Ruby Keeler 1909-1993 American Actress Singer Dancer Musicals 1920s 1930s | £7.97 | |
| SIGNED RUBY KEELER AUTOGRAPH ON PHOTO POSTCARD FILM STARS MOVIES GREAT DANE PET | £4.99 | |
| Vintage - RUBY KEELER Gt Dancer & Actress - 42nd Street etc signed 8x10 pic | £16.00 | |
